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Charityvest Announces Community Funds: A First-of-Its Kind Social Donor-Advised Fund to Accelerate Collaborative Giving and Foster More Generosity

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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With just a few clicks, anyone can establish a tax-deductible giving pool branded for their community, group of friends, organization, audience, or cause.

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  • With just a few clicks, anyone can establish a tax-deductible giving pool branded for their community, group of friends, organization, audience, or cause.
  • Charityvest is proud to launch with 19 partners including Founders Pledge , Giving Gap , and Amazon Watch.
  • Community Funds technology enables donors to connect more meaningfully over those values, creating a richer giving experience.”
    What is a Community Fund?
  • Anyone may request to lead a Charityvest Community Fund by filling out a simple form or emailing the Charityvest team at [email protected] .

XPRIZE Rainforest Announces Finalist Teams

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Monday, July 24, 2023
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XPRIZE , the world’s leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, announced six teams will advance to the finals stage of its global, $10 million XPRIZE Rainforest competition, sponsored by Alana Foundation, to develop new biodiversity assessment technologies that improve our understanding of rainforest ecosystems.

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  • XPRIZE , the world’s leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, announced six teams will advance to the finals stage of its global, $10 million XPRIZE Rainforest competition, sponsored by Alana Foundation, to develop new biodiversity assessment technologies that improve our understanding of rainforest ecosystems.
  • Launched in 2019, the goal of XPRIZE Rainforest is to accelerate the innovation of technologies that rapidly and comprehensively survey biodiversity and produce impactful insights to inform conservation efforts.
  • “We need serious intervention to halt rainforest destruction, and I believe that the technologies in development through this competition can help get us closer to achieving this,” said Atossa Soltani, Founder & Board President of Amazon Watch and member of the XPRIZE Rainforest judging panel.
  • “The technologies offered by the finalist teams come right on time to address critical issues on the conservation of tropical ecosystems,” said Dr. Oris Sanjur, Deputy Director of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and member of the XPRIZE Rainforest advisory board.

Ziggy Marley, Barbra Streisand, Rosario Dawson, and Artists Release Call for a Global Agreement to Protect 80% of the Amazon Rainforest by 2025 at COP15

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the UN Convention on Biodiversity's 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Montreal, Canada, a group of international organizations and artists released a powerful video appealing to the global community in solidarity with Indigenous peoples and allies of the Amazon calling for respect for Indigenous rights, recognition of Indigenous territories, and a global agreement for the permanent protection of 80% of the Amazon rainforest by 2025. This call is made in support of the "Amazonia for Life 80% by 2025" Initiative which seeks to avert the ecological tipping point of the Amazon, the largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest on Earth.

Key Points: 
  • Ziggy Marley, Barbra Streisand, Rosario Dawson, Ricky Martin, Wagner Moura, Fran Drescher, Lilakoi Moon (Lisa Bonet) and Esai Morales join international artists in calling for a global agreement for the permanent protection of 80% of the Amazon Rainforest by 2025.
  • Also featured are Japanese-Canadian scientist David Suzuki, Youth Climate Activist Txai Surui, and Indigenous filmmaker Jimmy Piaguaje.
  • - Gregorio Mirabal, General Coordinator of COICA
    "The Indigenous people of Amazonia have lived in balance with the rainforest for centuries.
  • "This is not only important to the territories in the Amazon region, it matters to the whole world."

Corto® Olive Oil, the #1 Olive Oil for Top Chefs Across the Nation, Introduces Gifting Options for Food Lovers This Holiday Season

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021
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Named the best Extra Virgin Olive Oil in the US by the Extra Virgin Olive Oil World Ranking ( EVOOWR ) and the only American olive oil producer to make the global top 100 list, Corto understands that great olive oil is fresh olive oil.

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  • Named the best Extra Virgin Olive Oil in the US by the Extra Virgin Olive Oil World Ranking ( EVOOWR ) and the only American olive oil producer to make the global top 100 list, Corto understands that great olive oil is fresh olive oil.
  • Corto has been producing fresh California Extra Virgin Olive Oil for over 15 years in the heart of Californias Central Valley.
  • THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING:
    Perfect for the home chef who hates to run out of olive oil, Corto just introduced Club Corto, the easiest way to enjoy the freshest olive oil all year long.
  • The best olive oil is fresh olive oil, but 70% of the olive oil commercially available in retail outlets are harvested from overripe/rotten fruit that has fallen to the ground.

Artists for Amazonia: Leonardo DiCaprio, Katy Perry, Jane Fonda, Mark Ruffalo, Rosario Dawson, Alyssa Milano, Joaquin Phoenix, Sônia Braga, Caetano Veloso, and Gilberto Gil Among Celebrities Demanding Biden Not Broker Any Deals with Bolsonaro on the Amaz

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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Indigenous leaders from the Amazon have reached out to U.S. and Brazilian organizations, policymakers, and artists to help protect the rainforest during this critical time.

Key Points: 
  • Indigenous leaders from the Amazon have reached out to U.S. and Brazilian organizations, policymakers, and artists to help protect the rainforest during this critical time.
  • The rights of Indigenous peoples, who are the guardians of the forest, have been violated by Bolsonaro and his administration.
  • "\nThe letter ends with a call for urgent action but emphasizes that a deal with Bolsonaro is not the solution.
  • We partner with Indigenous and environmental organizations in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability, and the preservation of the Amazon\'s ecological systems.\n'

Amazon Watch, Amazon Aid, Barbra Streisand, Dave Matthews, Morgan Freeman, Sting, Jane Fonda and others Team for Global Livestream

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Thursday, May 28, 2020
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Right now, there are over 100,000 known C OVID -19 cases and well over 5,000 confirmed deaths across the Amazon.

Key Points: 
  • Right now, there are over 100,000 known C OVID -19 cases and well over 5,000 confirmed deaths across the Amazon.
  • As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, indigenous peoples are increasingly at risk and could face a potential ethnocide.
  • Now, the Amazon is at the tipping point and the protectors of the Amazon are under dire threat.
  • Amazon Watch is a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin.

Amazon Watch, Amazon Aid Foundation, Rainforest Foundation US, COICA, and EMA team up for 'Artists United for Amazonia' Livestream Global Event

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Thursday, May 28, 2020
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Right now, there are over 100,000 known C OVID -19 cases and well over 5,000 confirmed deaths across the Amazon.

Key Points: 
  • Right now, there are over 100,000 known C OVID -19 cases and well over 5,000 confirmed deaths across the Amazon.
  • As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, indigenous peoples are increasingly at risk and could face a potential ethnocide.
  • The Artists United for Amazonia global livestream event will feature an inspiring mix of living-room musical performances, informative interviews, indigenous wisdom, and calls to action.
  • Amazon Watch is a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin.

Amazon Watch, Amazon Aid Foundation, Rainforest Foundation US, COICA, and EMA team up for 'Artists United for Amazonia' Livestream Global Event

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Thursday, May 28, 2020
Geography of South America, Americas, Amazon rainforest, Continents, Regions of South America, Amazon biome, Rainforests, Amazon Watch, Amazon River, Amazon basin

Right now, there are over 100,000 known C OVID -19 cases and well over 5,000 confirmed deaths across the Amazon.

Key Points: 
  • Right now, there are over 100,000 known C OVID -19 cases and well over 5,000 confirmed deaths across the Amazon.
  • As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, indigenous peoples are increasingly at risk and could face a potential ethnocide.
  • The Artists United for Amazonia global livestream event will feature an inspiring mix of living-room musical performances, informative interviews, indigenous wisdom, and calls to action.
  • Amazon Watch is a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin.

Selina Launches Amazon Watch Initiative Across 53 Global Locations to Help Protect the Amazon

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Monday, September 30, 2019
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Funds raised will be donated to Amazon Watch, an organization that seeks to support the efforts of indigenous people in their mission to protect Amazon forests.

Key Points: 
  • Funds raised will be donated to Amazon Watch, an organization that seeks to support the efforts of indigenous people in their mission to protect Amazon forests.
  • Selina will donate 100% of all funds raised on the day to The Amazon Protectors Fund with Amazon Watch.
  • We admire their commitment to protect the Amazon and its indigenous peoples," said Katherine Rothschild, Development Associate at Amazon Watch.
  • Amazon Watch is a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin.